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RUSSIA
According to the annual review issued by the Federal State Statistics Service, Russian population has reduced the annual consumption of sugar by 1 kilogram per capita in the period from 2013 to 2015.
UKRAINE
By January 5, a total volume of 13 880 000 tons of sugar beet (+40% compared with the same date in previous year) was supplied for processing. The industry has produced over 2 million tons of sugar with 3 sugar factories continuing juice extracting, reports Ukrtsukr. This year the country plans to increase the acreage of sugar beet crops.
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Wholesale prices of sugar in Ukraine is in the range of UAH 13 100-13 700 per MT (or RUR 29 115-30 449/ton).
KAZAKHSTAN
According to press reports, in the 2016 season Koksu sugar factory in Almaty region has spent over US$ 1.5 million of investment to facilitate sugar beet processing.
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According to the statistic committee of the country, the wholesale price of sugar fell by 0.47% in December 2016 and has made 214 tenge/kg (or RUR 39.22/kg at the CBR exchange rate for December 15) compared to 190 tenge / kg in 2015 and 158 tenge/kg in 2014.
UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan has lifted the ban on the export of several commodities, including sugar.
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